For almost a year and half I’ve been learning a lot here, sharing some experiences, spending lots of money in lights that – if I thought deeply about that – I don’t “really” need , and I’ve also gained lights and other materials (from members and manufacturers)!

I am grateful for this and, in some way, I want to reciprocate all these things! Yeah, I know that it may be hard, but…I’ll try!

So, I´ve been thinking to make a Giveaway (my first) here on the Forum! At first I wasn’t sure about what to make, but I’ve been making my mind and ended up this decision!

I will GAW a FW3A flashlight!

Many of you are probably familiarized with the TLF / BLF special FW3A! For those who are not, here’s the thread where you can find more information and, eventually, subscribe to purchase a light as well: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/54239

The FW3A is a project that will take some time to be done (as you can read on that thread’s #1 post), and some aspects/specs are not defined yet! Hence the title of this GAW: “A GIVEAWAY that may take a while ”

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Despite this, here are my definitions, conditions and rules for this GAW:

1) to be a member of BLF before this GAW’s opening (new members subscribed on BLF after this GAW opening time will not be considered);

2) say that you are IN for the GAW in a creative way, always complying with BLF rules (I will not assess creativity, I just find it entertaining );

4) when I get that notification, I will draw the winner on the 3rd attempt at https://www.random.org/ . The winner’s name will be posted here (on the top of post #2 ) and I will contact the winner via PM to proceed to the correct light’s shipment;

5) if the winner doesn’t answer in a 4 days period (more or less), I will draw a new winner through the same method as stated on point 4);

6) I will update post #2 with the list of people that are IN. Numbers will be from 33 to “N” (just because );

7) to keep the thread easy to follow and to update, please avoid making multiple posts / comments (this is a forum and we are free to comment, so this is just a kind request to easy my task);

8) After the GAW is over, title will change and a post will be writen to inform about it.

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If you have any doubt, feel free to ask!

Thanks BLF members for all the knowledge sharing and also the funny moments one can experience here
Best regards

EDIT: Just want to come back and say that I actually wasn’t so sure about the design/appearance of the FW3A at first. I didn’t like the hard ledges at the top and bottom of the battery tube. But I went back and looked at the thread (after already joining this GAW! ) and saw that the prototype now has a ramping shape on it, and looks really good. So, now I REALLY want one!

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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
-Ayn Rand

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello…I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I’m bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.

I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don’t perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail…Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration…My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.

I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis. But I have not yet won a single BLF Giveaway.

My wife might not be all in, but she is not the one doing all the work! I am.
I am the one who has to hide them in cars, trucks, garage, backpacks, gearbags so my wife doesn’t complain about all the flashlights sitting on the mantle!